Karnataka

Kasargod, September 26: Due to continuous death by rat fever, a medical team of the Union Ministry of Health on Sunday visited the general hospital here as well as the district hospital in Kanhangad. Deputy DMO Dr. Vimal Raj, Doctors Krishna Naik, Sunil Chandran, M Kunhiraman and Jamaludeen were part of the Central team. The team visited the district hospital and also some areas affected by rat

Manipal, September 26: A.R. Rehman's “Jai Ho” topped the charts in five countries and was among the top in UK and Us too. On Friday the Chaitya Hall in Fortune Inn Valley View came alive with the song from Slumdog Millionaire when the exchange students of IAESTE made a heart-warming rendition of the Academy Award winner. The song was well-rehearsed and equally well presented by all the foreign

Mangalore, September 26: Bunder police have arrested Ramesh alias Ramakrishna from T Narasipur, who was allegedly engaged in cheating women and claims of marrying 11 ladies so far. Bunder Police Inspector Vinay Gaonkar said that the police arrested him 15 days ago based on the complaint filed by a woman from Mangalore who got married to Ramesh. She suspects that he might have married at least 30

Mangalore, September 26: In the SC ST monthly grievance meet held at Police Commissioner's office on Sunday, Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (Bhimavada) leader P Keshava said that several murder cases of Dalits have remained unsolved and the Mangalore Police Commissionerate has failed to crack the cases even after years. Pointing out at a few cases including the murder of a Dalit woman from Kavoor 20

Mangalore, September 25: Janata Dal (Secular) leader J S Noronha died on Sunday at a private hospital in the city after a brief illness. He was 69. Noronha was one of the vice-presidents of the State unit of the party. He was also the president of Rachana Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Medical sources said that he died due to a massive heart attack. Noronha is survived by his wife and

Mangalore, September 25: A high school student has allegedly ended life by hanging herself at her residence on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Apoorva, a 13-year old daughter of school teacher Gopala Krishna, a resident of Node Lane in Bejai. It is said that girl took this extreme while her parents were away. Based on a statement of Krishna, who lodged a complaint, Urwa police said the

Mangalore, September 25: P M Abdul Khader and Souda, the couple from Kasargod were on cloud nine at eighth convocation of National Institute of Technology - Karnataka (NITK) as their son Mohammad Aslam A K received four gold medals in Civil Engineering from the chief guest Man Mohan Sharma, Emeritus Professor of Eminence, ICT, Mumbai on Sunday. Mr Aslam bagged U S Mallya Memorial Prize for the

Udupi, September 25: Lions Club Udupi, in association with Auto Operators Credit Co-operative Society, organized a road safety awareness programme at Lions Bhavan, here. On the occasion, Lions Club, Udupi, distributed group insurance policies, under the Janatha Personal Accident Insurance scheme of New India Assurance to over 100 auto rickshaw drivers from Fish market rickshaw stand and Diana

Mangalore, September 25: Doctoral programmes have a profound effect on the undergraduate and M Tech level education as teachers will be armed with knowledge of much higher level and greater analytical capabilities, said Prof M M Sharma, Emeritus Professor of Eminence ICT (Deemed University), Mumbai. Delivering the eighth annual convocation address at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Mangalore September 5: A person was died on spot after his car rammed into a tree near Poorlipaday in Kalladka on Saturday. The Victim was identified as Jhon D'Cunha (45) of Dasakody. He was working for a private firm in Mangalore. According to sources, the victim lost control over the car and rammed into a giant tree. His wife and two children, who were also present in the car, managed to escape